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In the shadow of Irma Stern

Posted by Reality | May 16th, 2012 | 0 Comments




After studying agriculture in her native London, Freida Lock switched to painting in 1932 when her family immigrated to a fruit farm in Stellenbosch. Farming was never for Freida w …

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An artistic perspective

Posted by Reality | May 16th, 2012 | 0 Comments




Marianne Podlashuc emigrated from Holland just after the Second World War and settled in Bloemfontein, where she met her husband-to-be, Alexander. The two painters became a celebra …

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Our darling Irma

Posted by Stefan Hundt | November 4th, 2011 | 0 Comments




Irma-Stern-Malay-Girl2Irma Stern is a household name in South Africa, even among those who do not keep track of this country’s art history. A beautiful painting of an oriental woman entitled Bahora Gi …

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The pastoral visionary

Posted by Stefan Hundt | August 30th, 2011 | 0 Comments




Poplars by Maggie Laubser,  a work that forms part of the Sanlam Art Collection.Painting in South Africa from the early part of the 20th century has been dominated by women artists. Where Irma Stern represented the flamboyant metropolitan socialite, Maggie Lau …

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Breaking traditions

Posted by Stefan Hundt | July 29th, 2011 | 0 Comments




Landscape by Geoffrey Armstrong, 1974Geoffrey Armstrong was born in South Africa in 1945. He studied at the Johannesburg School of Art and held one-man exhibitions in Johannesburg in the mid-60s before moving to the U …

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Music of the spheres

Posted by Stefan Hundt | June 6th, 2011 | 0 Comments




Can you not hear the Music of the Stars and Moon? (1977). Oil on canvas by Peter Webber 1931.Fascination with the lifestyle and mythology of the Kalahari Bushmen has been around since the first landing of white settlers in the Cape. In the early 1800s these gentle people, …

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Celebrating Skotnes

Posted by Stefan Hundt | May 31st, 2011 | 1 Comment




Cecil Skotnes 1926 – 2009. Portrait of a Visit to a Battlefield. Oil on canvas on board.Cecil Skotnes 1926 – 2009. Portrait of a Visit to a Battlefield …

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Fashion week – SA’s premier fashion showcase

Posted by Reality | June 25th, 2009 | 0 Comments




IMG_7188 copySanlam SA Fashion Week 2009 was the country’s premier fashion showcase. Robyn Daly met up with fashionista and trend watcher Dion Chang …

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